Maritime Magazines Archive
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Maritime Reporter
on May 2014Inventor, Entrepreneur, Industrialist & The Father of Modern Navigational Tech Elmer A. Sperry casts a long shadow over the history of modern naval, nautical and aeronautical technology, one few people know much about, but should, for a man crowned both the “father of modern navigational technolo
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- Does e-Learning Work? page: 30
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on May 2014It’s time to put that question behind us. Once a question has been carefully analyzed and a reliable answer has been found, it is time to use this new knowledge to help answer the next series of important questions. This is the current situation in some parts of the maritime industry surrounding
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on May 2014While the investigation is still fresh regarding the sinking and the tragic loss of life of the South Korean ferry Sewol, early reports point to a multitude of potential problems, including a critical breakdown among the crew. As work continues to secure the ship and recover the remaining dead onboa
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on May 2014More than once, I have been asked to resolve a dispute in which my client was surprised to learn either that it could not force the other side into arbitration, or that arbitration was very different from its expectations. Many companies devote hours (if not weeks and months) to negotiating what
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on May 2014Innovations in computer display technology would seem to have recently hit a plateau. With the advent of LCD panels, improvements in computer displays have recently been limited to larger screens, higher pixel resolution, greater energy efficiency, and lighter, more efficient use of base resources.
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on May 2014SEEMP can make a fleet more competitive in a difficult business environment while reducing its impact on the environment. In January 2013, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) put into force new regulations intended to improve the energy efficiency of ships over 400 gross tonnes (gt) on i
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- Hydrodynamic Software Suites page: 19
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on May 2014Making design concept evaluation more efficient To support designers and engineers in evaluating design concepts more efficiently, MARIN has developed the hydrodynamic suites QSHIP and QPROP. Hydrodynamic considerations have a great impact on the operational performance of a ship during its life
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- The Treatment of Foreign Seafarers page: 16
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on May 2014The United States effectively treats foreign seafarers more harshly than any other group that enters the country without breaking the law. The general rule is that all persons who are not U.S. nationals or permanent residents must have a visa to enter the United States. Persons desiring to bec
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on May 2014An EPC contract for a production unit can easily exceed $1 billion – and $3 billion for an FPSO has recently been breached. Overall, this is a $20 to $30 billion annual market. But, as described below, the sector is hitting some headwinds that could impact future business opportunities. Backlog
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- BOS Provides 2-5% Fuel Savings page: 10
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on May 2014With consistent results of 2-5% fuel savings, Keppel Offshore & Marine’s subsidiary Blue Ocean Solutions (BOS) said that it has proved that emulsified fuel can bring significant fuel savings adding to the well established NOx reduction, if done correctly. The patented BOS Emulsified Fuel System (EFS
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on May 2014A new method is available which purports to stop the spread of major oil spills in offshore areas. It involves a floating ring-like device called Protection Ring Offshore Environment (PROE) that encircles the drilling rig. It has a curtain suspended vertically from the ring bottom that is designed t
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Marine Technology
on April 2014This new feature allows U.S.-based users to quickly obtain the most recent charts provided by NOAA and the USACE at no additional charge. U.S.-based users who have an Internet connection will be able to download the charts from the USACE and NOAA web-map servers with the click of a button. Both agen
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on April 2014EdgeTech said that with the introduction of the 2205 AUV-based sonar system, manufacturers and operators of smaller sized AUV systems have embraced the high quality sonars which were traditionally only available in larger sized AUV systems. The recently delivered Teledyne Gavia AUVs to the Polish Mi
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- iXBlue, Septentrio Create ATLANS-C page: 58
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on April 2014iXBlue launched its new ATLANS-C position and orientation system, developed in close cooperation with Septentrio Satellite Navigation. The system is designed to provide continuous and accurate positioning in urban environments, where global navigation satellite system (GNSS) signals are obscured, in
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- Seacon Expands Connector Range page: 58
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on April 2014With increasing requirements for connectors to operate in hazardous environments and many applications now requiring quick and safe disconnection of connectors to be used in these environments SEA CON has developed a new robust range of Exd connectors due to be released soon. The EX-MATE is based ar
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Marine Technology
on April 2014Lankhorst Ropes won a contract by Aberdeen based Dana Petroleum to provide Gama 98 polyester mooring lines for the Western Isles Development FPSO vessel (Floating Production Storage and Offloading). Given the weather conditions in the North Sea, and relatively shallow water depth, the cylindricall
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on April 2014Nautronix won an order from HHI, Korea to supply a NASNet Dynamic Positioning Reference (DPR) System which will be used on the Bollsta Dolphin drilling rig. NASNet DPR is a position reference system for Dynamic Positioning that also features the benefits of the NASNet subsea acoustic positioning sys
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- Tritech StarFish for Z-Boat 1800 page: 57
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on April 2014The Oceanscience Group unveiled the first Z-Boat 1800 remotely-operated survey boat with integrated side scan sonar, from Tritech International. The new boat provides a shore operator with real-time high definition side scan imagery from Tritech’s StarFish 990F side scan on a portable 1.8m surface v
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- Insulated Wire Expands page: 57
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on April 2014Insulated Wire (IW) announced the expansion of its capabilities to produce custom composite cables featuring low smoke/zero halogen polyurethane jackets. The company hasseen sales of these cables grow significantly – particularly in naval applications, both on submarine and surface vessels. IW’s co
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Marine Technology
on April 2014MacArtney introduced FLEXUS, a new data acquisition system. Based on a simple and rugged, yet flexible remotely operated towed vehicle, the FLEXUS composes a versatile and user friendly system suitable for a multitude of oceanographic, monitoring and survey applications. Like the more advanced MacA